This message is from: Gail Russell <g...@zeliga.com>
Interesting. My horse is back on antibiotics, but the drainage from the abscess is not drying up, so I think there is something still in there. I suppose, if we keep the infection from running wild for long enough, whatever is in there may work its way out. I am also afraid that he could have an infection in the jaw bone, but I think organic matter is more likely. This horse has been knocked out and examined since I last posted. He had two more abscesses and cheat grass awns stuck in a periodontal pocket between his teeth. We are persevering, but I am not sure how long we will keep this up if there is no end in sight. He is an old horse, so I do not think I am going to have major surgery done on him at a veterinary school. I am anxious to hear how the arab comes out. Gail This message is from: Caroline Warren <caroline.war...@att.net> The ongoing saga of the arab with the abcess under the tongue (July- Aug 2011) continues with another abcess and swollen lymph nodes that developed at the mid-jawline over this past weekend. Of course the owner thought that she was in for another horrendous ordeal but, luckily, the vet was able to drain the abcess. He drained about a cup of green pus out of it PLUS a long slimy piece of coarse grass that my have been the cause of the first abcess. She's on sulfa for 10 days. Hopefully, this will be the end of it. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
